Inanna and Ebih is a Sumerian/Akkadian poem attributed to Enheduanna (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2194/inanna-and-ebih/ #History #Enheduanna #Inanna #MesopotamianLiterature

This #song is interesting in an #occult way, it is about protection from the #EvilEye🧿 and all the #amulets and #talismans she used trying to do so

the #khamsa🪬 -#Arabic for five- is one of the symbols mentioned and according to most sources, the khamsa is originally #Sumerian

> Early use of the khamsa could be traced to ancient #Mesopotamian artifacts in the amulets of the #goddess #Inanna or #Ishtar.

https://youtu.be/2-rRYKGydd4

‘Somehow I failed to clock her magnificence’: was the world’s first literary hero a woman?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/05/somehow-i-failed-to-clock-her-magnificence-was-the-worlds-first-literary-hero-a-woman
#inanna #sumer #sumerian

So good

Comparison of the Barbie movie with the myth of Inanna

#Barbie #Inanna #Ishtar #Pagan — https://wildhunt.org/2023/07/barbie-is-the-new-inanna.html

La giovane donna che amava ridere pianse https://www.carmillaonline.com/2023/06/24/la-giovane-donna-che-amava-ridere-pianse/ #mitologiasumera #Mesopotamia #Recensioni #Gilgamesh #Gilgameš #Inanna #sumeri

The Hymn to Inanna (also known as The Great-Hearted Mistress) is a passionate devotional work by the poet and high priestess Enheduanna (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2109/hymn-to-inanna/ #History #Enheduanna #Inanna #MesopotamianLiterature

Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nanshe/ #History #Enki #Inanna #Nanshe

Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nanshe/ #History #Enki #Inanna #Nanshe

#transgender #trans #transgenderinhistory
Perhaps a bit of historical encouragement - would you have thought this about Ancient Iraq? #Sumerian #Akkadian
Hymn to the #goddess #Inanna by the female author #enheduanna -

Inanna's "clergy were male, female, and transgender with the men and women frequently cross-dressing to embody Inanna's transformative powers."

See World History Encyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2109/hymn-to-inanna/

Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nanshe/ #History #Enki #Inanna #Nanshe

The Queen of the Night (also known as the `Burney Relief') is a high relief terracotta plaque of baked clay, measuring 19. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/ #History #Ereshkigal #Inanna #Mesopotamia

Inanna and Ebih is a Sumerian/Akkadian poem attributed to Enheduanna (l. 2285-2250 BCE), daughter of Sargon of Akkad. #History #Inanna #Enheduanna #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2194/inanna-and-ebih/

Inanna and Su-kale-tuda (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2127/inanna-and-su-kale-tuda/ #History #Inanna #MesopotamianLiterature #Sumer

Gilgamesh is the semi-mythic King of Uruk in Mesopotamia best known from The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2150-1400 BCE) the great Babylonian poem that predates Homer's writing by 1500 years and, therefore, stands as the oldest piece of epic world literature.https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/ #Gilgamesh #Inanna #Ishtar #History

A wonderful bit of playing and singing by Peter Pringle. From the video description:
"THE EXALTATION OF #INANNA was written in #Sumerian by the daughter of Sargon The Great, the High Priestess of Inanna in the city of #Ur, a woman by the name of #Enheduanna. What you hear in this video, are the first twelve lines of the EXALTATION, sung in Sumerian, and accompanied on a scale #replica of the remarkable “Gold #Lyre of Ur”, discovered in the 1920’s by British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley.
Enheduanna was born more than 4,000 years ago, and she is the first named author of a literary work that we know of. Her writings and her history are well documented on the internet, and if you are interested in learning more about her, I refer you to a wonderful website called “enheduana ‘dot’ net”."
The description also talks a bit more about the lyre, exaltation, and his approach. #music #AncientMusic #archaeomusicology #musodons #histodons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoLHfnr5Gc

Women's History Month:

The first poet was a #Woman.
Men have always been
too busy being prosaic. https://t.co/Iozg2NXO8Y

The first poem was a prayer to #Inanna, the ancient goddess of birth and death. https://t.co/fv0xEVwp4P

@ankedb A goddess, also known for things we nowadays would call "transitioning between genders":

> To destroy, to create, to tear out, to establish are yours, Inanna.
> To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inanna.

#trans #transgender #Inanna #mesopotamia

Encountering the magic of the first known author in history, a woman, the High Priestess of the Moon God of the city of Ur, extolling love and praise to the Goddess #Inanna / #Ishtar.

🪷 January 2nd is the birthday of #Inanna, trans deity of fertility, love, war and righteous vengeance. #Inanna rules the planet #Venus, entering and exiting the Underworld like the morning/evening star. She is often accompanied by lions and serpents. You want her on your side 4SURE! 🪷

Gave a few quotes / was paraphrased in this article about #Feminist #Canadian #SFF for #LiisBeth the other day. Nice to be able to contribute to these conversations.

https://liisbeth.com/far-flung-feminist-futures/

#Inanna Press
#Hopepunk
#ScienceFiction
#Dystopia
#Futurism
#EcoFeminism
#WomensWriting